Part 1/5 2005-2010 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger 3.5 timing belt and waterpump 

Thank you so much for this series of videos. I followed everything to a T and, after 5.5 hours, I was able to successfully change my water pump and timing belt. Almost had a catastrophe however. When turning the camshaft sprocket to get tension between the driver side cam sprocket and the crankshaft sprocket, it spun a complete 90 degrees on me. I fixed it and continued working knowing I very well could have bent a valve. Thankfully, the car started right up and there are no issues so I think i got lucky today but its done for another 100K miles.

Your videos made this so easy, especially getting the timing right. I also used the same components you recommended. Thank you

MCM - I appreciate all of the time you put into this. I maintain a 2010 Charger 3.5 V6 for my stepson. 102K miles. Runs great. Has been well maintained. Car seems to use oil. Admittedly, I need to pull spark plugs and look there first. Never see any smoke out tail pipe or external leaks. Is this engine prone to valve stem seal leakage? Thanks for your time.

Thank you these videos helped me a lot I will be changing my pump and time belt thanks to you.

Hey, Motor City Mechanic! Had the wonderful brittle fan blade problem, it ate up the radiator. 2006 Chrysler 300. They said gauge didn't say it was hot. But it was very hot and no coolant in vehicle (leaked out of all the holes in the radiator). I replaced radiator and fan assembly and coolant. Took it for a spin. Temp gauge was in between Cold and Hot. But it was very hot and coolant leaked out (front of engine) I assume it is the water pump. So I will be using these videos! Thank you. All your videos are awesome. I don't understand the temp gauge it never did read hot. Thanks again. Semper Fi

Thanks much. Digging that blugrass in the background

Thanks for the video series on the timing belt. I was following the service manual step by step with your video. Really great- I subscribed.

Amazing work - well done. Adroitly filmed and narrated and edited !

Thank you so much. Very appreciated. I took this on myself as my first big job and this helped so damn much

2002 Chrysler 300M with 9,000 miles only. The car is now around 18 years old. Could you please tell me if I need to replace the belt due to age despite the low 9k miles? Thanks in advance.

This is a great series of video. I learned a lot watching. I am wondering if you have a video or if you could make one on changing out the thermostat for same vehicle and motor? Thank you for your videos.

yea i know thank u for ur time n help ur kool sorry to bother have i more questions u think the gas pump has something to do wit it cuz i think their a problem their last time i insert a bottle of red line to clean injectors n the gas pump n it feel relief n them a couple ahours came bak wit no power so wat u think i should check dat sorry to bother again thanx for ur time n help

throttle body is cleaned new egr valve new o2 sensors new plugs , what do u mean by hold cables together ive taken the positive off to reset but idk what u mean by hold cables together.

I have a 2007 3.5 magnum with 52k miles, Car is running great. Since It is 9 years old should I think about replacing the timing belt? Do the belts get brittle/stiff with time? Im also driving back home 1200 miles/2day trip for the holidays, is that alone enough to recommend changing it? Thanks in advance

o ok thought thats wat u meant but wasnt sure ok bro thanx for ur time have a good weekend

I feel like I have to put this comment down because I just followed this exact guide for my 2008 V6 Dodge charger you must bleed the oxygen from the coolant I almost blew up my engine because I didn’t know this so I didn’t do it but after doing some more research there is a screw were you must lead it otherwise you will overheat your engine and wreck your engine

TY Thank u so so so much Thank u for ur hard work

You're the man. Thank you for taking the time to post all of this! Do you know where I can find info on changing my alternator for my 2006 charger 3.5L? I can't find anything online. I can't believe that! Any help is much appreciated! Thank you.

how much harder is it to change the t belt on a Pacifica 3.5l Transverse eng. I changed the serp belt and was ready to cry.

Another question on the 3.5 timing belt if you don't mind. I have a soft copy of the 2006 Factory Service Manual. Page 6250 discusses timing belt for EGG motor or 3.5. At the front of this section it says: "CAUTION: The 3.5L is NOT a freewheeling engine. Therefore, loosen the valve train rocker assemblies before servicing the timing drive". Seems there is concern about cam/crankshaft movement during this task. Do I really need to do this. I've done timing belts on other interference engines and never did this. The vehicle I would be servicing is a 2010 Charger with the 3.5 motor. Thanks for your time.

I did all of it. I go to start it , it's hard to start, thin it's real ruff idel.... what wrong ? Let me know something. JT

If I set the timing wrong and ran the car. How can I tell if bent the valves?

Do you have any videos on how to replace water pump and timing chain for a 2005 Dodge Magnum 2.7 liter??

i have heard that before about that engine but , i have 217,856 miles on my charger n it runs great still shifts smooth im just noticing alil anitfreez puddle on driver side just under ac compressor other than that the engine runs quiet n nice sometime when sitting at a light it feels like it wants to stall but that dosnt happen all the time ,wat would cause that ?

yea i knw its a chain but was wondering if its a similar project cant seem to find a video that tackles the 2.7l

i heard of the sludge issue , so i been doin a motor flush b4 evey oil change

ahhh damn ok bro i fig that well thanx anyway for ur time i wish i had access to all them tools u do id do alot of preventive maintenance

my idler pully doesn't have a nut it has hex type of hole. any idea how to get it off. should I use pulley kit? u guys rock !

i recently had my dodge chrysler 300 3.5l v6 engine break down it had a radiator problem for a while but my mechanic gave me excuses on when he would fix it finally got it fixed and he said that the head gaskets were blown that the car would still run but only certain amount of time (he estimated 20-25 min) which i felt was less , granted this vehicle was our only transportation due to the loss of our other car in the flood a few months back , finally to my point the car as i was driving home from work (i work a few min from home) and i made this turn and it felt as if the car gave a push and then battery light came on as soon as i tried to turn to pull over the car shut off. It wont completely start but tries to rev up , was wondering if you have a video of replacing head gaskets ..

Sir thank you for your video what is the name of the tool that open the nut by air compressor ?

How do you know if the pump is bad ??

Yes thank you that what I mean ,,which size can I buy?

Do you know if this tool would work to press the crankshaft pulley back on would work ? 778-66524 proform harmonic balancer installer thread pitch m12x 1.75 8 1/4-in. Long

Better to have spark plug off when setting all three timming mark.

good video by the way

Will you do a 3.6L next?

Let me just start off by saying I am not mechanically inclined to say the least. I've been having a really bad issue with my 2006 Dodge Charger 3.5L V6 with overheating. I brought my car into my local mechanics when I noticed my temperature gauge go all the way hot. He said he would pressurize the system to check for any leaks and if there were he would replace the part. So I go to pick my car up later that day and he said it was a hose leading from the radiator to the thermostat and that he replaced the hose as well as the thermostat while he was down there and handed me a bill of around $200. He said I was all set and I went on my way. Not 1 day later my car overheats again. So I bring it back to him and he does a test on the heads to see if I have a blown head gasket. He calls me later that day to say I do indeed have a blown head gasket and recommends that I get both heads resurfaced as well as a head gasket kit for both heads. and to do the timing belt and the water pump. I said fine. So after having my car for 2 weeks I go to pick it up and pay the $1500 bill. I get in my car and start it up and the check engine light comes on. Giving off a random/multiple miss fire code. P0300 if I'm not mistaken. He said to drive it around for a while and to bring it back to him if it didn't go away. So I did and it didn't. So I brought it back to him and explained to him that the car drives great but for some reason when I'm idling there is a nasty shake the engine. He said it's most likely a leak and that he would smoke the engine and find the leak and replace the piece. So I said ok and he did. after smoking the engine he said it was coming from where the EGR tube meets the back of the air intake. So he siliconed the shit out of it to seal the leak and sent me on my way. Low and behold the check engine light came back on giving the same code. So before I brought it back to him I had a second mechanic take a look at it. He said that the timing belt might be off a tooth causing it to miss fire. And no shit wouldn't you have it the fucking thing starts overheating again right there. So I get towed to his shop and he said he had it running all day and it never overheated on him. I get the car back and bam it starts overheating again and the top hose going from the radiator to the engine is hot and the bottom hose going from the radiator to the thermostat is ice cold meaning the thermostat isn't opening. But the thermostat only goes in one way and its brand new. So please can I get some advice on what I should do next because I can't afford to put anymore money into this thing.

I not reach that video just I open the second video ,,but the first video I saw you use the tool joint by hose of air to open bolt and nuts so I asking the name of this tool

Will this be the same process for the 3.5L Magnum?

wen il stalled the sparkplugs i got i lil better cuz wen i drive it feels normal but wen iam drivin for a couple hours it doesn't feel normal like its clog n theirs no check engine or any other lights

how many hrs does it take to change a water pump for a 2007 dodge charger 5.7??

i havent done my timimg belt on my Chrysler 300 2010 3.5l is it possible dat can loose power i jus change the sparkplugs n wen i took it for a drive i accelerated n it feels no power

Boss man, who made your uniforms if you don't mind me asking?

do i need a air pressured rachet or can i use a normal rachet??

im sry to be askin all these quest bro but idk wat u mean by holdin two cables together

How can i put my 3.5 engine back on time after timing belts snaps

can this be almost the same for the 2.7l 07 charger?

okay got another question. i have a 2008 dodge charger and i have 179000 k on it. how much time do i have before the belt snaps???

it's the same proses for 09 crysler 300 2.7 ?

how would iknoe if its water pump leaking?

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